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I agree with you post completely. The attempts by Catholics to put everyone in some box is certainly not to just “learn”.

No. It's most definitely to label and judge, as we have seen many times on the RF already.

If they wanted to learn, they could research it on the web or ask questions about whatever it is that they want to know. The information is out there.

What they want to know is not general information about different theology but personal information about individuals.

"For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that COMMEND THEMSELVES; but they MEASURING THEMSELVES by THEMSELVES, and COMPARING THEMSELVES AMONG THEMSELVES, are NOT WISE." 2 Cor. 10:12.

Now WHY does this particular Scripture come to mind...

It gets better..

"But we will not boast of things without measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us..." v. 15. And what would that measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us be?

..."For we are come as far as to you also in PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.." v. 14.

"But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord." v. 17.

There are those who are so busy comparing themselves to each other, they forget what their rule of measure God has given to them...PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. IF they even know what the Gospel of Christ is. And I doubt that the ones who most want to compare and pigeon hole people actually know what the Gospel is. Or care, particularly. All they want is to make sure they are feeling puffed up in their vanity of works and patting themselves on the back for their "sufferings" for the Lord.